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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
MR. Vanderbilt READY FOR HIS VOYAGE

THE YACHT ALvA TO BEGIN CRUISE AROUND
THE WORLD TO-DAY-THE LARGE CREW.
At sunset Yesterday the last TONGUES OF the work OF
preparing W. X. vanderblts big steam yacht Alva,
which anchor of Sap.eon, L. for her trip around
the world had been completed and the officers
and crew lounged about the deck, complain
ing because they not already at sea-
About all that done during the day was
10 1T heavy dark blue awnings under the white deck
awnings and the sails The last article or gen
era was taken aboard in the shape OF 5000
gallons The 500 tons OF coal 10 appease the
appees OF the furnaces were put IN the mold thursday
and about the time about 2Oo tons or provisions
for the taken the side from two steam
LIGHTERS The supplies included BREAD hard TACK salt ana
fresh meat and $50 pieces OF canned goods The YES
Morrison, former commodore OF the american steamship
line aud commander OF the Ohio; Chief officer j. H. C.
Anderson. formerly commander OF the Red star line
steamship Switzerland and navigator OF the schooner
yacht Coronet IN her ocean race with the Daunuess
Second Mate Woods athrd mate Two
boatsyain., n carpenter and eighteen seamen; CHIEF
Engineer caldwell. First Assistant Engineer Baker,
assistant eight remeD three coal passers, three
oilers donkey engine an electrician. and an Ice
machine Chief Steward Bartlett two assistants,
four cooks four walters and ncssboy aud surgeon,
sxty-two men In all Every one OF these had signed
articles for "A voyage OF thirty-six calendar months
The details OF the trip have notyot been definitely ar
ranged but as outlined by Mr. Vanderbilt the Itinerary
Will he something like this From sandy Hook TO the
Azores, cowes. TO Leith. whore the owner and MS
party will dsembark and spend SIX weeks on snoounS
reservation. 10 Gibraltar TO the chic, ports aong
sen 10 Mecca and Alden, then 20 Nuscat, 10 bombay
and Calcutta sumatra, Borneo and other Malaysian
islands 20 Australia, back 10 Hong Kong aud japan,
then arros, the Pacific tho Sandwich Islands 10 san
Francisco Panama Lana, tho Juan Fernandez Islands,
Santiago through the straits OF Magellan into the Allan
tic Ocean stopping at the Falkland Islands Buenos
Ayre. Rio dc Janero the West indies on tho return
Mr.. vanderbilt his wife, three children and two guests
will 10 aboard the yacht this morning ana the anchor
will be Wexheu at noon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
CLEVELAND HAS THE BAIT.
IRON The Baltimore american

from IHc butHHsVfe h"e''N"'"
Tbs IA the way the President summed up the recent
Kentucky Democratic Convention IN conversation
with a Democratic Senator q short time ago Inc
Senator possibly had not seen the President since
that convention and In tine course
of a q. neral political discussion he remarked ,
By the way. Mr. President, never knew exactly
what 10 make OF the Kentucky convention Al III IL
seemed to be against you, bat finally very much In
your favor" s,... .,;. 4, thu
world.n replied the President III illustrate II oy
telling you a story: Once there was boy nsh'ng rom
a wharf. when suddenly he fell overheard. A large
crowd collected the shore and watched lis strus
gles but not of them moved hand 10 save nun
Jnst as IL was almost with him man came rush-
ing to the 'front.' and boldly plunging into the water
dragged the half-dro ~ned boy out. The crowd BAtn
cred about him, deeply interested.
Your SON of course said one oil them.
a.No, was the blunt reply. your brother, tneh
.Noi Then very near relative or fricnd J.
"No no relation; never saw blm before. nu
Then what in Heavens name made you TAX your
lie 20 save him they all exclaimed in surprise
a.Why we had been Bshng together ana ne nau
NIL the bait In his pocket the noncbalant rep'y
Now YOU have the explanation concluded the fresi-
dent. al have oil the bait, and the Kentucky Demo-
Gratis knew it,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
WILL DIR. NC oLYyy RUN FOR OFF oE'


IL DR. Mcilynn decides entet the political arena
NEXT fall az some OF ais friends intimate, be would
probably have no difficulty in Obtain ing seat In tho
senate or Assembly hut the doctor himself Is ex-
tremcy rsticent when nerrogated "a TO his future IN
t.ntions hi. intentions or less matter oil con
lecture People who assume TO speak for him, now
ever desire to have il understood that ho would have
but one motive If he yielded to the persuasions OF his
followers ia this respect aud that would DO DESIRE
"a friend OF humanity. 10 accomplish something Tor
the ,or OF the city through the medium OF Legislation
His friend aud coad utor i'll she Anu-foyerty
Campaign Henry George, Is more man OF the
word aud tie local statesmen. therefore, with All
their arts will not be able To capture him So easily,
hut there Il rea believe that they have already
their acts srread for him, and they are going to see
what can be done about it. IL Is said that Mr.. George
would like to go TO Congress- aud II tho Iammany
leaders could obtain from him some assurance that he
would throw bs influence in favor OF their local hom-
nations they would 60 ii that he was eletted.
They are now feeling their way cautiously IN mat
direction With reference 10 the matter there - JUST
now deal of gossip Mt the clubs but what IL 81,
amounts TO remains to be All that can be saii
M present IT, that we likely to DO presented win
the spectacle of city tall campaign m whlch
the moot conspicuous hgurantes Will be utopian
philosopher aud a worthy man, but most errstic
theo oRiau who has swung Oh with the philosopher
into the realm OF Utopia Politics not infre9uentiy
makes strange bed-feows. but Ii Is not often that we
have even in New-York such a novel conjunction US
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ooLORED pEOpLE Ar AsRuRY PARK.

AsBURY PARK, July LA committee representing the
Mount Zion Baptist Church, colored, Of Thomas
st, Newark, who have made ARRANGE
menta for their annual excursion from this
place waited upon James A. Bradley day to find out
whether not they would have the privilege Of using the
pething nouses ana oahing upon the beach DIT Brad
Ocean Grove. which is a religious resort. and
when they went there they met Dr. Shaw, who
is president of the association He too refused
to let them have the privilege OF the beach.
An lnugnaCon meeting was appoin.ea 70 pass sss
excursion had been completed The excursionists num-
Der among them many OF the most prominent cOored
people OF Newark. Jersey City and Paterson.
Mr. Bradley told the committee that the excurs0nists
could have the privilege Of the board walk but lie ad
vsed them to 90 elsewhere.
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lyoT THE RIGHT SORT OF BArEI

Dnnl6II"
what is it. Sisef
IL have been thinking Daniel" said the President in low
tones as ne exracte tia largest the babox
when hshe in the Department Of Justice this spring
CONFERENCE.-The dia not mako good bait"
mo. Sire"
There was moments silence while tho President securey
mpaled both ends OF the tho discount suc
osssu niobing aud then he continus Daniel do sup
pose the Attorney kind OF bait do they
use In Arkansas IN June ard July9"
The Private Secretary watched and
sink up to the bob and then said hestngIy Perhaps we
ing frighteDs nsh." -
Possibly Daniel" rooined the President quietly "butI
fnd that that depends on the kind Of fish
And then the little tapped against side OF the
full silence. ~~s"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
TRYING TO CORNER THE VINEGAR MARKET

PHILADELPHIA July tSpeeiab.-At the organization
meeting Of The Philadelphia Vinegar Association last
week Messrs j. r. Brenneman, A. l. Leroy and G. T.
Lnc appointed to carry out the provisions Of the
proposed combination During the week this committee
has asccraned the amount OF stock hand in all the
wholesale grocery houses ani jobbers, aud finding
siderable lowgrade goods fiom outside, especially Ba
more purchasabe, the committee decided every
barrel Of It, the members Of the association takes pro
rate shares In order carry this programme ont. aud
virtually create local monopoly In acid goods the MEM
bers OF the association their met In the
St. Charles Hotel this afternoon ratified the
menlatiohs ana actions OF their committee: All the
siders Will be frozen ont" But the "Lcklors" had
pckets In the corridor of the hotel and the indications
that the combine be strong enough against
he outside pressure OF the cheap goods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
DEATH OF BON BRADBURY.

PORTLAND. Me-. July 1.-Bion Bradbury died this after
noon ut the age OF seventy-fve years He born in
Biddeford. He graduated from Bowdon College In 1890
and was admitted TO the York County bar In 1884 In
1s42 he was elected TO the Legislature from Calais Ho
WAS appointed Collector OF Customs at Easport In
844 and was reapponed by Presidents Polk and Pierce
Iie was member OF the Legislature from PASSPORT In
$40 aud $50, and member OF the National Dean
ocrac Conv entions in 1856 aud 1860 In 1888 he was
a candidate for Congress from the With Maine
District but was defeated. In 1862 he
was elected q member OF tho Legislature
from Eastport by both parties as Democrat In 1863
he WA the Den ocrac candidate for Governor hut
deeated since 1864 ne had pracsed law at Portland
Recently he appointed Surveyor OF tho Port and
held that position up To the time OF his death His vile,
two sons and three daughters survive him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
yHB Fg9g RcCORD.
FLAMES CAUSED By THE DRoUTH.

FLAMES caused By THE DROUTH
CHICAGO, July IL Wisconsin and Illinois the drouth
has become terrible ti.t public prayers are being
offered for rain The fences along the country roads and
the dead walls Of the villages pastered with huge
bill Gazing for special services at the district school
houses and churches Fires burning In the woods,
fnd pastures, for miles around, are scorched The
farmers have lost many cattle In these fires which seem
10 spr.ng Ia dozen places Reports from all
parts OF Henry and adjoining counties tell or intense
suffering from the rouih The drinking water In many
towns has been poted and the white beds OF the creeks
are covered with decsgng fish, The drouh In the north
Urn and central tiers OF counties OF Illinois Is not any
serious than IL Is In Wisconsin The Badger state
Is literally burning up and fruit and crops are nearly
destroyed Reports from Northwestern Iowa state that
rain has fallen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
ROMANCE OF A STRA WBERRY PEDLER
From me Detroit Free Presa

There was man.
And he baa horse and wagon
And he ent about the streets selling Strawberries.
And he yelled Straw -bures Straw-ouriesG at the
top OF his voice.
The sick groaned In despair.
The well grtted their teeth with indignation.
And the police couldn't stop him.
But one day Providence picked him mp win con,
gestiye chill and sent him home to die and he expired
in agony. l. -. and
He was buried in a cheap coffin, IN cheap lou, ana
six weeks later bis widow was married 10 TINKER.
And there was another man. and he also soia straw
berries Instead OF roaring Strawberries IRON down
In his boots he drove about at gente pace KnocAea
he quietly remarked: Please ask the lady OF the
house il she will buy fresh straw berries at eight cents
o quart " ,;.. .r.,, =.
fast az ne could load up and syndicate OF million
aires took hold Of him and made him president oil
national bank, with salary OF @io'ooo Per year,
For other particulars see later editions
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would send photograph instead. Mrs. Gordon Is now
to be heard from.
DIR. Ball .gAs A Word FOB MR.. BAYLES.
HE EXPLAINS THE TROUBLE CAUSED BY THE SER
WANT WHO HAD SCARLET FEVER.


HE EXPLAINS THE TROUBLE CAUSED BY THE sEh-
WANT WHO HAD SCARLET FEVER
TO the EDITOR Of Ths Tribune.
SIR: In your issue of yesterday am accused by
President Bayles of the Henlh Department, of say
ing that did not whether my servant iived or
died. which pronounce a most atrOcious faisehood:
said nothing Of the kind; and nothing that could
lead to such conclusion 1t is the first time in my
life that have been charged with inhumanity, anu
where l am known think tbere, is no nee0 OF
reputation OF the charge. II President Bayles had
been better posted when he sent his communication 10
Mayor Hewitt relation to the complaint OF an In
dignant taxpayer think he would not have exposed
himself to criminal prosecution for libel as he has
done
In tho first place. am not citizen of the Twenty
third Ward and pay no taxes there And iuftner-
MORE knew nothing of the communication referred
TO until it in the papers. As my name mas pecn
dragged into the case in most unjustifable manner,
feel it duty myself and the public to relate my
connection with it. Myself and vile returned Io"
Florida, where we had spent the winter on MONDAY,
May %, and were guests at the house OF irieno
living at Mottaye and One hundred and-sxty third
st. After our arrival asked to look OF the COOK
who had been employed two or three days oeiorc.
Upon examination I found it q case oil malignant
scarlet fever. and reported 1t the same day 70 TUE
Board OF Health. The girl. as am told attended 70
her duties Saturday and Sunday, and dld not give up
until Sunday night. aud the disease did not develop
until Monday IL could not hnye beer reported sooner;
When | sen. the report to the Board oil Health
added, for hospital" not supposng at the tlme
that there was 40 refuge ss there certainly ought to
be, for such patients short OF Sixteentb-st., East
RIVER When / learned that fact suggested to the
family who entirely concided with me, that wouLa
be very hazardous to her far, although she
was very anxious to 20. ,,,
/ Was willing to do and did cheerfully All coniu
for her without any reward and so were the Iamiy'
who looked after her as well II she had been mem
Der OF the household They only felt that under the
circumstances the Board OF Health might come TO
toeir reliet IN some such way as assisting them Ia
procuring q nurse, etc. Ii was very difficult to hnd
any one willing take the venture The lady OF the
honse spent her days in searching for nurse and her
nights in nursing the girl. In the meantime my wills
had all she could do in taking care OF the daughter.
who had cone down with the same disease III was
too much for her as she broke do Sn and was quite
sick for n week or two. Thanks to kind Providence
and good care they are sl doing wsll at present
Nc,r YORK.. June 80. 1887. J. BALL, NJ ID.
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LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES

BISGHiMros. July (Specap. Tho dwelling house OF
f. Brownson sherman. Penn. few miles south Of
Deposit N. Y, burned the ground last night and
his brother, Pcnheld Br0wnson burned to death.
MAIDEN, Mass July LA large block in Railroad
Square. owned by c. c. Waworth and Osborn b. Hall,
damaged by fire this afternoon 70 the extent Of
$4,000. The building Is insured. The losses to the
occupants nearly $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
No 4G Firstave, Setr Brighton, s. l.. July j. 1887.
MR.. VAN MARcKEs MEMORY REFRESHED.

To the EdftOr or The Tribune.
SIR: 1t Is extremely interesting to discover from Mr.
Rnoedler's cablegram 10 you how effectively Mr. Van
Marcke's memory Is refreshed when the matter Of the
alleged fraudulent replica OF the Briggs picture Is per-
sona laid efore him by the persuasive reprcsentauv o
wealthy dealers who his best customers and TO
whom lie is under the heaviest obligations The public
should forget, however. that lie told Mt Theodore
Child, the Paris spondent OF The Art Amateur In
moment OF sincerity and when he did not know who he
was going that ne makes point Of never paint
ing two pictures alike his principle being that an
artist right 10 mako replica OF any work. because
such splics DIM nishes the value of the original"
This "a admirable principle an1 II ~ melancholy 10
find him confes,ing that his practice no contrary 10
for when a painter ike Mr. Van Marcko admits making
replica copy, tracing rs IL werc OF an unmporIant
study scarcely square, he deals ugly blow 10 the
commercial value OF his pictures and not less 10 his
reputation honorable artist Either his confession
il true he copies land feeble AT tna OF
his mere studies. or else he has fahored spurious
picture order help MS patrons out OF an UNPLEASANT
scrape In either convinced that II Is Idle for
attempt project the reputation Of an artist who
seems Indifferent about II himself and shall proceed
further In tho difficult task had undertaken Of cata
loguing and verifying the pictures by Van Marcko In
this country. have only to add :" Caveat enptor r
MONTAGUE MALKs, Editor OF The Art Amateur.
Neo York, July i, 1887.
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WILL GENERAL MEIGs EXPLAIN AGAIN.

To the Rditor OF The Tribune.
SIR: thank General Meigs for the explanation which
he gives in THE TRIBUNE to-day OF the electrical
phenomenon. an account OF which gave THE TRIBUNE
on the I'D inst OF that portion OF the letter REFER
ring to balls OF fire passing through Fortyseventh
st. and up Madison-ave have no doubt that inc eN
PLANTATION is correct; but to me the most interesting
phenomenon yas the explosion in mid-a OF bolt or
ball of electricity before window, whereby cinders
or sparks ia quite large quantities and OF conslderpIo
duration came down as though dropped from large
basket The air was sulphurous Immediately aterward
and the thunder then ceased What would Ike Gener
Iegs 10 explain. convcrsant with the act a.
What caused the explosion in midalr, and OF what the
sparks and cinders composed and wnether we. ly
were gathered from the air the earth This exhib
ton OF electrical fireworks grand and beantul ny
the tine II Is 10 me mysterious made recoru on
n because n seemed very uncommon occurrence and
think the general public well rs myself would IKE 10
have General Meigs some other scientific gentenah
sxrlain this apparently wonderful electrical phenom
enon. .- JUN " NUN
40. 40 Nadison.are., juno 81 1887.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
DRAMATIC NOTES.

The friends of Mr. Frederick wardc will be pleased to
learn that he has met with on the Pacific Coast
The Macarthur gold medal for the best senior ex
animation at the National Law School In Washington
WAS awarded few days since 10 Mr. James g. Burnett
OF NewYork This clever youth. not yet nineteen, In
the con Of the versatile and always refined and pleasing
comedian. James @. Burnett. dead many years now hut
aectonaely remembered by old paygoers In mis- city,
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett has lately acquired fine por
trait Of the once great and famous tragedian George
Frederick Cooke, painted by Sally. This was be-
qusathed to Mr.. Barrett by Nj Barry Taylor OF Ken
taeky, recently deceased.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
GALA TDET FAMILY REUNION.

HARTFORD, July LA reunion OF the descendants OF
the Rev Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, LIZ d., will be held
here tomorrow, with further services Sunday.
mortal window to DIR. Gallaudet In the Center Church
will then be exposed 10 vew II commentaries the
work done by that preacher Tor deaf mutes and the In
special train will bring many members or the
family from NewYOrk Saturday. Monday will he spent
socially Indian Neck, the sound where President
l. NJ Galaudet, Of the National DeafMute college, has
u summer residence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
A SERIOUS OBJECTION TO LAMAR.

We are not afraid that the question Of the constitu-
d0nal right OF secession viii be raised In the
supreme Court but thu dogma upon which that right is
based the supremacy of the state over the Federal
authority, Is dangerous and hostile to national
development 1t is dogma which denies the right OF
the Federal Government 10 encourage build up any
interest which national power and Independence may
demand with all his ability and character Secretary
Lamar s the most prominent adhercnt TO that dogma In
the country It. therefore. will 10 many sery I'M
fortunate that the rst whom the Democratic Pres
dent should select for the CHEST court In the land
man who holds h, the dogmas Of Calhoun In regard to
the extent Of the Federal Government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02
TIE STATE CluP DRILL

STATE CAMP PEEKsKILL, July 1-At dress parade last
evening Of the prIvates dropped from exhaustion
Battalion drill took place to-day after breakfast and this
was followed by guard mount Several companies par
ticpated In the shaun battle The travelled over
hills and rocks In the hot aud three who dropped
from the effect Of the heat carried TO the hospital ON
sfreichers by the ambulance corps.
The bayOnet drill, Companies and competing TOOK
place this afternoon Company were the victors and
carried on the prize Company ID has sent ont chal-
lenge company in the United states TO compete In
bayouet drill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-02

utLBERT-MosS-AtNe New Berlin n. Y, Thursday. June
80 1887 BY tho Rev. George H. Kirkland rector of st
Andrews Church New Berlin assisted by the Rev Henry
Freeman assistant minister OF OF the Holy
spirit NewYork the Rev. Edmund Guilbert d. D. rector
9fthe Church Of the Holy Spirit Nsw.York City Minnie
Isabelle daughter OF Mr.. II. o. Moss OF NewBern N. \.
HAYs-cARLIsLE-on Wednesday, June 81, by tho Rev.
DIT James Kennedy Ella F. daughter OF atS j. s. Car.
ise OF this city, to George Hays OF Hartford, Conn.
MISREPRESENTATION Wednesday, June 90 at ths
residences Of the brides parents New Hackensack New
YORK Carrie A. eldest daughter of James A Seward,
John c. Kingman OF Cedar Falls Iowa
MLLLsPAUGH = MAsE - At Elm Grove" Matte wan
n y. on Monday evening, June 90 by Frank n
Carson. Edward Judson Mspaugh of staten Island to
Anna Bell daughter OF the Hon. Willard II. Mase
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THE WEATHER REPORT

GOVERNMENT rNDICATrOys-FoR 81 HOURS.
wAsHIsGToS. July l.-For New-Engsnd and Eastern
New-York fair weather, southwestery winds, higher
temperature.
For NewJersey. Delaware and Eastern Pennsylvania,
fair weather. southwesterly winds, nearly stationary
temperature.
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WHERE MRS CLEVELAND COULD SEE IT.

Recently when dropping lew lines to TREND,
she gave piquant description OF the eompct,,.o
drill held IN Washington ia which troops oil causts
from various military schools all over the country
took part The competition took place on the sPuoyn
grounds adjacent to the White House over.ookinI .ho
Potomac a Just think" Mrs. CLEVELAND na'eiy
added " all this took place in our back yard'
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ASKING Il LOCK OF Gov 6ORDOY's HAIR
Irey 7hs Baltimore sun.

Governor Gordon Of Georgia, received very pretty
note a few days ago from young aly In Thonaston
asking Tor lock Of his hair. Tho Governor felt
rather dubiorsy among his gbernatorial locks, and
finally to the little miss that he had been married
most too long TO be able 20 comply with her request but
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A NEW DEPARruRr

Hereafter, until further notice. Messrs Hazard Iaz
ard Co will close their drug stores under Fifth Avenue
Hotel and corner Thirty and sixtaaye on sun.
days. commencing July g. 1887 except for prescriptions
and All necessary articles. which win be dispensed BY
competent assistants always in attendance